Romell R

Truth be told it is just model car building and you all are intitled to your opinons. It is what it is! Thanks to all of you who have commented good or bad. here ya go

Its not a cuss word i dont cuss the word is C R A P !

This is exactly what I meant , but I want to know how we go from my build being insulted to my definition of scratch built. As far as im concerned every piece on my model was scratch built , even if the resin parts I purchased started out as parts scratched made then copied. if we really have to get down to number maybe I would have been closer by saying that my build is 97% scratch built 3% parts purchased from others. Mark with some of your points you are correct, but let me stop here and say this There is no "Phony hype" in my model building I dont have a thing to prove to you or anyone eles. And the issue not "issues" we dicussed last September was how high you thought my seat was, dont pretend that we had a lenghtly discussion of problems with my build. it was only the one thing which was fixed. And why worry yourself with what you deem as excuses? If I feel like I want to explaine why something is the way it is , then wouldnt you agree thats my perogative? There are certain people who just love to jump on the band wangon whenever they think they have a cause. I respected you mark for who i thought you were, but who i see you are is a differant person. You know I try my best to respect the different builders of this forum I try to be uplifting and supportive, but it seems that everytime I make one mistake or something is flawed the sharks come out. I never claimed to be perfect i just enjoy the hobby so I share my work with you. But if I have to fight everytime I show something....well lets just say I'd rather not. The majority of you I am indeared to. but there are some of you who have shown your stripes time and time again. And Id rather walk away from this forum than be mocked or scorned for making mistakes. Dont get me wrong im not thin skinned , I just hate the way you people (and you know who you are) enjoy starting BLAH_BLAH_BLAH_BLAH! Im not one who makes false accusations if I felt my build was 100% scratch built then that how I felt. But this didnt start from that, no this started from an insult not a criticism.

Lets get it correct Bradley i accept TRUTHFUL criticism , but im not just gonna laydown and let anybody dog my work just for the sake of dogging it. People gave alot of criticism during the build and not one time did I lash out at anyone. Its not my build in this instance either because the flaws that are being pointed out just arent there. No this is more of a personal attack on the builder. You can precieve it how you want to, this is how i see it . If someone lied about you would you not stand up and try to defend yourself? Yeah I can take criticism but lets be real about it.

Harry is sick!!

11 months of fun my friend. Thanks for your support Mario.

If you dont like it ......Do one better.

And i am HAPPY!!! Thanks Kris for your input.

Dude your comments mean absolutely nothing to me, if you dont like my builds why keep comming back other than to start something. I could care less if you like ProMod builds , I love em.... so why dont you just go look at something you do like (doll houses maybe) hopefully you'll be more apt to say something worth while. Stop hatin! if you have anything more to say to me PM me I'll give you my phone number and we can discuss it like men!

All parts of this build were scratch built , now weather thay were scartch built by me or someone else is a different story. I started out with a bunch of parts purchased from flash point true enough , but how many were actually used?? not many there are no kit parts on this build period. the wheels were turned by jim (scratch built and purchased) the parts from flash point were poured by my friend Terry (scratch built and purchased) and every other part on this build was made by my hands (scartch built) thats how i can claim that this build is 100% scratch built. Stop hatin man !

The paint is HOK (house of Kolor) Billy Joe

guys check out the pics in the "Under Glass section " there outdoor pics.

Thanks again fellas I really dont know how to show my appreciation for all your support. Im really glad you like it.

I dont know whats wrong with this thread John. but you can check em out in the "Under Glass" section

Hey Brad I still have to do the wood veneer around the edges of the base, and the tool box came from the vintage "Aurora Racing Scenes Racing Mechanic with Tools & Equipment " Pack. Looking forward to seein ya in a couple weeks.

Hmmm ....note to self design drool gaurd LOL! thanks buddy! I hope to see ya there Aaron

Thank you so much Ron for you sincere compliment , I feel we all should be willing to share what we know about this hobby thats how we can help it to continue to grow. No one can just pick up these skills , we all are handed down our skills from other builders.

The paint took me about 3 days from start to finish.

Thanks for all the kind words fellas, I wont be gone too long like bill said im just gonna kick back and look at this one for a while LOL!

Your kidding with the diecast comment right? Im glad you liked the build , but it fits this way because I dont want to push the parts together as this is made to display open trust me it all goes together very well, but thanks for your sincere comments. Oh and regarding the driver not being able to see. i dont think we have one small enough to fit inside just yet. But if you feel small enough now the job is up for grabs if you feel you want to apply .Hey Mitch I would love to see one of your builds.

OUTSTANDING Greg I always love your progress updates Bro keep up the SUPERB work!

Well fellas this one is a wrap! offically finished I just wanted to post a couple pics of it as it will be displayed. I wont be posting anymore on this build. there are some more pics of it in the "Under Glass" section http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=56574. thanks for joining me on this long journey and for all your support. im gonna take a break before I start my next project (which will be a 69 Camaro ProMod) Take care and I'll talk to ya soon. under glass link: http://i179.photobuc...donedeal005.jpg

Another Circus Tractor Finished (LOL!) Hey fellas this is a 1/16th 69 Dayton ProMod 100% scratch built most of this build was fashioned from brass I'd say about 95% of it. with 4% resin and the rest is styrene aluminum, & solder. it took 11 months to build over 2000 hours with over 1,400 hand made parts. And all graphics were masked and airbrushed. This was a first for me and a great learning tool. The paint is all HOK Kandies on the body, The rims were turned for me by forum member Jim Littiken a.k.a."MicroNitro" ( http://www.micronitro.net/ ) and I think he did an OUTSTANDING job. You can actually follow the build right here on MCM by clicking this link http://www.modelcars...showtopic=44578 . There are also pics on page 5 if you have any questions or comments please feel free to post them. thanks for viewing. Romell I hope you enjoyed.......

Good job man keep it going!